2MASS J16304999 + 0051010

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J16304999 + 0051010
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Snake bearer
Right ascension 16 h 30 m 50.01 s
declination + 00 ° 51 ′ 1.3 ″
Apparent brightness ~ 23 (r) likes
distance ~ 300  ly
(~ 100  pc )
Typing
Spectral class L1
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

SDSS J163050.01 + 005101.3

2MASS J16304999 + 0051010 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Snake Bearer , about 300 light years from Earth . It was founded in 2002 by Suzanne L. Hawley et al. discovered.

It belongs to the spectral class L1. Its position shifts by 0.16029 arc seconds annually due to its own motion .

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